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Roof collapses in Waverly

The roof of a building collapsed just after noon on Monday in the village of Waverly.

The building, at 437 Fulton Street, was vacant at the time of the collapse, according to our media partner, WENY-TV. However, code enforcement officials, as well as two contractors, were on top of the roof surveying the structure at the time.

The former post office has been an issue for village officials for the past two years.

"We were looking for two considerations to start to board up the windows," Mayor Daniel Leary told WENY. "We've been in touch with the owner of this building off-and-on for the last two years because of the ongoing problems with the water, the complaints, people getting in, so we were taking initiative to start to board it up."

Leary called an emergency executive session of village trustees after the collapse, where it was determined the building must come down, WENY reported.